How early-life stress leaves a ‘scar’ inside brain cells
WashU Medicine researchers found in mice that trauma alters how brain cells package DNA, leaving the brain’s genetic stress response vulnerable to being turned on easily and reducing tolerance to stress later in life.
A guide for new college students
Leading WashU experts offer first-time college students their advice on topics such as how to thrive socially and academically and how to take care of physical and emotional well-being.
The secrets of bunker 46
Inside a World War II-era bunker at Tyson Research Center, preserved birds, handwritten logs and mold-covered artifacts tell a story of science, stewardship and changing times.